NAVY HOSPITAL CORPSMAN ACTUAL FINALS
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Violations of regulations established in the Manual of the Medical Department are
punishble under what? - ✔✔UCMJ
✔✔Who is the person responsible for efficient and effective operation of the Naval
Hospital? This person is also responsible for the safety and well being of the entire
command. - ✔✔The CO
✔✔Describe a Medical Corps insignia - ✔✔A gold oak leaf with a silver acorn in the
center
✔✔Describe the Medical Service Corps insignia - ✔✔A gold oak leaf with a branch at
the base
✔✔Describe the Dental Corps insignia - ✔✔A gold oak leaf with 2 silver acorns at the
base
✔✔Describe the Nurse Corps insignia - ✔✔A gold oak leaf
✔✔What are the duties of the Nurse Corps? - ✔✔- Carry out Physicians' orders
- Deliver and administer nursing care plans
- Instruct and counsel patients
- Teach new nurses and corpsmen
✔✔Describe the Hospital Corpsman insignia - ✔✔Cadeceus
✔✔What are the duties of the Hospital Corpsmen? - ✔✔- Assist doctor and/or nurse
- Provide direct patient care
- Spend more "one on one" time with patients
- Maintain deployment readiness
, ✔✔If death or major permanent damage and loss of function happens, this is classified
as what type of adverse event? - ✔✔Catastrophic
✔✔If permanent lessening of bodily functions, disfigurement, surgical intervention is
required, and/or extended hospitalization 3+ days happens, this is classified as what
type of adverse event? - ✔✔Major
✔✔Increased length of stay or higher level of care for less than 3 days is an adverse
event classified as... - ✔✔Moderate
✔✔When there is no increased length of stay or higher level of care administered is an
adverse event classified as... - ✔✔Minor
✔✔An event or situation that may have resulted in harm to a patient but did not, either
by chance or through timely interventions is an adverse event classified as... -
✔✔CloseCall
✔✔What is the BUMEDINST 6010.23? - ✔✔USN's MTF participation in the MHSPSP
✔✔List the Navy Patient Safety Program areas of safety concerns at Medical Treatment
Facilities: - ✔✔- High-pressure gas cylinders
- Hazerdous Materials
- Ionizing radiation
- Patient isolation erros
- Medical procedure errors
- Medication errors
- Falls
- Fall precautions
✔✔What are the reporting mechanisms in the Patient Safety Program? - ✔✔DOD
Standardized:
Patient Safety Reporting System - web-based application
Command Specific:
- Chain of Command
- Patient Safety Office/Rep
- Close Call/Near Miss Forms
- Hospital Hotline
✔✔Define code BLUE - ✔✔Cardiac or respiratory arrest
✔✔Define code RED - ✔✔Fire
✔✔Define code PINK - ✔✔Infant or child abduction
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Violations of regulations established in the Manual of the Medical Department are
punishble under what? - ✔✔UCMJ
✔✔Who is the person responsible for efficient and effective operation of the Naval
Hospital? This person is also responsible for the safety and well being of the entire
command. - ✔✔The CO
✔✔Describe a Medical Corps insignia - ✔✔A gold oak leaf with a silver acorn in the
center
✔✔Describe the Medical Service Corps insignia - ✔✔A gold oak leaf with a branch at
the base
✔✔Describe the Dental Corps insignia - ✔✔A gold oak leaf with 2 silver acorns at the
base
✔✔Describe the Nurse Corps insignia - ✔✔A gold oak leaf
✔✔What are the duties of the Nurse Corps? - ✔✔- Carry out Physicians' orders
- Deliver and administer nursing care plans
- Instruct and counsel patients
- Teach new nurses and corpsmen
✔✔Describe the Hospital Corpsman insignia - ✔✔Cadeceus
✔✔What are the duties of the Hospital Corpsmen? - ✔✔- Assist doctor and/or nurse
- Provide direct patient care
- Spend more "one on one" time with patients
- Maintain deployment readiness
, ✔✔If death or major permanent damage and loss of function happens, this is classified
as what type of adverse event? - ✔✔Catastrophic
✔✔If permanent lessening of bodily functions, disfigurement, surgical intervention is
required, and/or extended hospitalization 3+ days happens, this is classified as what
type of adverse event? - ✔✔Major
✔✔Increased length of stay or higher level of care for less than 3 days is an adverse
event classified as... - ✔✔Moderate
✔✔When there is no increased length of stay or higher level of care administered is an
adverse event classified as... - ✔✔Minor
✔✔An event or situation that may have resulted in harm to a patient but did not, either
by chance or through timely interventions is an adverse event classified as... -
✔✔CloseCall
✔✔What is the BUMEDINST 6010.23? - ✔✔USN's MTF participation in the MHSPSP
✔✔List the Navy Patient Safety Program areas of safety concerns at Medical Treatment
Facilities: - ✔✔- High-pressure gas cylinders
- Hazerdous Materials
- Ionizing radiation
- Patient isolation erros
- Medical procedure errors
- Medication errors
- Falls
- Fall precautions
✔✔What are the reporting mechanisms in the Patient Safety Program? - ✔✔DOD
Standardized:
Patient Safety Reporting System - web-based application
Command Specific:
- Chain of Command
- Patient Safety Office/Rep
- Close Call/Near Miss Forms
- Hospital Hotline
✔✔Define code BLUE - ✔✔Cardiac or respiratory arrest
✔✔Define code RED - ✔✔Fire
✔✔Define code PINK - ✔✔Infant or child abduction
